i-Docs 2018

Bristol, March 21st - 23rd 2018

i-Docs 2018 was a three-day event dedicated to the expanding and evolving field of interactive documentary, hosted by the UWE Bristol’s Digital Cultures Research Centre (DCRC). Convened by Judith Aston, Sandra Gaudenzi and Mandy Rose, and produced by Julia Scott-Stevenson. i-Docs 2018 was held at the Watershed in Bristol’s Harbourside on Wednesday 21st – Friday 23rd March 2018.
The themes of the 2018 symposium were:
Intervention: Environmental catastrophe looms, yet we retreat into filter bubbles and spread fake news. How might i-docs inclusively navigate this terrain, and envision a hopeful future?
Immersion: As we surround ourselves with stories, we’re also venturing beyond the screen – mixing modes, enhancing and augmenting, and playing with and in the border zones.
Impact: As audiences shift, so too do our ways of identifying and measuring them, and indeed connecting with them. Personalisation, manipulation, and the underlying oceans of data raise complex avenues of enquiry.
Innovation: An exploration of sensory storytelling, artificial intelligence, micro-stories and other adventures with form; all while keeping one eye firmly on evolving traditions of practice.